M4.9 earthquake near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka
3578 d ago · 30 Dec 2016, 17:13 UTC 69 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
What happened
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 69 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on 30 Dec 2016, 17:13 UTC at a depth of 64 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, about 72 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.
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